Swimming and Self Harm
I still struggle with sh and not relapsing, which got worse after I stopped swimming during covid and now since everything is opening up again, I just realised what I have left my body with. I can’t go swimming anymore .
Just wanted to share that. Maybe some of you all relate to it.
Take care, and I hope you are soon able to return to the things that give you comfort and allow you to heal.
I get that! My family just moved to a warmer state and they always want me to go swimming with them. Especially now in the summer when it’s “cold” when it’s under 80 degrees Fahrenheit. I don’t swim because I can’t bring myself to let them see the scars and cuts. I understand. It’s been about a year but some of my scars from a year ago are so faded that I can barely tell that they’re there. So the moral is: it eventually goes away. I don’t know where you’ve self harmed but there are a few weird options. Swim pants. Long sleeved swimsuits. Surprisingly they exist. I know that it can be embarrassing but they are options. Another option could be to draw all over your scars/ or cuts with permanent marker so much that someone couldn’t tell what they were if they weren’t you. I hope you can swim again! God bless :)
